Sing Buri–Lopburi
2 Days, 1 Night Through Old Towns & History

🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026

This route works best if you have a car, because the Sing Buri sights are spread out beyond the town center — especially the Bang Rachan Heroes Monument, which sits about 15 km out of town along Highway 3032. Lopburi's old town, on the other hand, is walkable: park once and cover the sights on foot within a radius of a few hundred meters. Sing Buri to Lopburi is around 33 km, roughly a 40–50 minute drive, so we've built in one overnight. You can sleep on the Sing Buri side and drive into Lopburi in the morning, or just move over to Lopburi for the night.

Trip overview and getting around

• Length — 2 days, 1 night is about right: relaxed sightseeing, no rushing.
• Transport — Your own car is easiest, since the Sing Buri sights are in different districts. Without a car, Lopburi town has songthaews and motorcycle taxis to help you get around.
• From Bangkok — Reach Sing Buri via the Asia Highway (Highway 32), about 1.5 to 2 hours.
• Sing Buri → Lopburi — Around 33 km, roughly a 40–50 minute drive.
• Entry fees — Temples in Sing Buri are free. Phra Prang Sam Yot and King Narai's palace in Lopburi charge a small fee in the tens of baht for Thai visitors.

How to get the most out of Bang Rachan

Bang Rachan is a name Thais know from history lessons — the story of villagers who banded together to build a camp and fight the Burmese army before the second fall of Ayutthaya. Today the Bang Rachan Heroes Park is laid out as a large public park, with the Heroes Monument, statues of the eleven leaders standing in a row, and the nearby Wat Pho Kao Ton, believed to be the site of the original camp. You can walk it comfortably in about an hour. It's a good place to bring kids and connect what they learn in class with the real location.

• Read the signs before you walk — the park has signboards laying out the sequence of events; reading them first helps the statues and scenes make more sense.
• Visit Wat Pho Kao Ton too — it's in the same area, the believed site of the original camp, with a small museum to see.
• Come in the morning or evening — the grounds are open and exposed, with strong midday sun, so it's a more comfortable walk if you avoid noon.
• There are food stalls by the entrance — grab a snack or buy water before you set off.

What to know about Lopburi's monkeys before you go

Over the past while, the municipality and the national parks department have rounded up town monkeys in several batches to ease the overpopulation problem. So now the monkeys that remain as a symbol are mainly around San Phra Kan and Phra Prang Sam Yot. That means you'll definitely still meet monkeys at those two spots, but not all over town the way the old image suggests — which makes walking around a bit easier.

• Keep your things tucked away — glasses, hats, plastic bags, phones: the monkeys grab fast, and if you're carrying a bag of food they'll swarm you instantly.
• Don't make long eye contact or tease them — monkeys read it as a challenge and may lunge at you.
• Don't feed them yourself — leave it to the staff; it's safer for both people and monkeys.
• Be careful when taking photos — monkeys like to jump and cling on, so hold your camera and phone firmly.

Where to stay during this trip

If you're still unsure which side to stay on, choose based on where you most want to be early in the day, since both towns have options from small guesthouses to mid-size hotels. You can see ranked Sing Buri stays on our roundup page.

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